Byju Raveendran, the founder of embattling edtech group Byju’s, has made a last-ditch attempt to placate the Indian startup’s disgruntled investors, informing them that the board is weighing an offer of renounced shares to prevent dilution of their holdings. In an email to shareholders Friday […]
Day: March 29, 2024
Palmsy is a device-only “social network” to satisfy your posting itch
When you sign up to a new social network, you have zero friend, zero follower, zero like. But as you start posting content, you might get more and more likes and comments. That could lead to new followers. And that dopamine boost will encourage you […]
The 6 best budgeting apps to replace Mint
More than 10 years and millions of users later, the popular budgeting app Mint has shut down for good. Parent company Intuit shuttered the app on March 24, 2024, and has prompted its users migrate to its other personal finance app, Credit Karma. I, along […]
Activision is reportedly looking into the malware stealing its users’ login credentials
Activision is reportedly in the midst of investigating a hacking campaign that’s stealing login credentials from people playing its games. According to TechCrunch, bad actors have been successfully installing malware onto victims’ computers and using their access to steal logins for their gaming accounts and […]
Bumble’s new CEO talks about her critical mission: to spice things up at the company
The bigger concern for Bumble is user fatigue. People aren’t downloading dating apps as enthusiastically as they once were, which means less subscription revenue. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Google hints that Apple is set to support RCS by this fall
Google briefly showed a section on the new Google Messages page claiming that Apple is set to roll out Rich Communication Services (RCS) support for iPhones this fall. This indicates that the iPhone maker is likely to extend RCS support in with the upcoming iOS […]
Palmsy is a device-only “social network” to satisfy your posting itch
When you sign up to a new social network, you have zero friend, zero follower, zero like. But as you start posting content, you might get more and more likes and comments. That could lead to new followers. And that dopamine boost will encourage you […]
After spat with TikTok, UMG expands Spotify partnership to include music videos and more
In the wake of Universal Music Group’s (UMG) public spat with TikTok, which saw the label pulling its full catalog from the video app earlier this year, the company is doubling down on its deal with Spotify. On Thursday, UMG announced an expansion of its […]
US offers $10M to help catch Change Healthcare hackers
The government’s reward for information now extends to ALPHV’s affiliates, which claimed responsibility for a massive weeks-long healthcare cyberattack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
You can now use your phone to get started with Amazon’s palm-reading tech
Amazon just launched an app that lets people sign up for its palm recognition service without having to head to an in-store kiosk. The Amazon One app uses a smartphone’s camera to take a photo of a palm print to set up an account. Once […]